# Accident 19781017034529A: Lear 24C, Lancaster, CA, October 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1978
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen.Wm.J.Fox
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123RE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123RE-1979-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 24 (registry code 5170302, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,390 total, 378 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781017034529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA004), Oct 17, 1978: Lear Jet 24 (N123RE), Lancaster, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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